Tom Baker vs. Mike Campbell — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Campbell
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Campbell built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.86 and 1.457 for Mike Campbell. By the career numbers, Tom Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and Mike Campbell

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.39
80.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
5.86
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
9.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.7
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.66
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
5.21
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
39.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
6.44
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
35.37
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Mike Campbell

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.1
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.77
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.43
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.39
80.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Mike Campbell

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2000
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
2040
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
560
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
90.78
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
280
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
96.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA